#b229dd

Color #b229dd

A vivid, highly saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Violet #9400d3 · ΔE 10.52 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-600 #c800de · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b229dd

RGB

rgb(178, 41, 221)

HSL

hsl(285.7, 72.6%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285.7, 81.4%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.5%, 81.4%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(47.33, 75.59, -63.29)

LCH

lch(47.33, 98.59, 320.06)

OKLCH

oklch(58%, 0.2575, 316.05)

HWB

hwb(285.7, 16.1%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#54dd29

Analogous

#5829dd

#b229dd

#dd29ae

Triadic

#b229dd

#ddb229

#29ddb2

Split-complementary

#b229dd

#aedd29

#29dd58

Tetradic

#b229dd

#dd2954

#54dd29

#29ddb2

Square

#b229dd

#dd5829

#54dd29

#29aedd

Shades

Color #b229dd mixed toward black.

#971ebd

#791897

#5a1271

#3c0c4b

#1e0626

Tints

Color #b229dd mixed toward white.

#bf4de3

#cc70e8

#d994ee

#e5b8f4

#f2dbf9

Tones

Color #b229dd mixed toward gray.

#aa38ce

#a247bf

#9b56b0

#9365a1

#8b7492

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.25:1

White text reads better on this background (4.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8bc4 · ΔE 23.9

Deuteranopia

#9299be · ΔE 28.2

Tritanopia

#aeada8 · ΔE 40.8

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 30.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b229dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b229dd]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#b229dd (#b229dd) is rgb(178, 41, 221) in RGB.

No, #b229dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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